Exploitation of heterosis for simultaneous improvement in both grain and stover yields of arid zone pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)

Field Crops Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-26

  Bidinger, F R ^a   Yadav, O P ^b   Sharma, M M ^a   Van Oosterom, E J ^a,d   Yadav, Y P ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone; General combining ability; Heterosis; Pennisetum glaucum; Topcross hybrids

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEED;

HETEROSIS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; HETEROSIS; MILLET; PLANT BREEDING;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0038269286     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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